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  • Katee Sackhoff Talks ‘The Mandalorian’ and Acting Struggles

    Battlestar Galacta alum Katee Sackhoff has been in genre TV for years. After voicing cultist turned mercenary/freedom fighter Bo-Katan Kryze for Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels, she reprised the role in the live-action series The Mandalorian. She’s gotten to play Bo several times since then, but as the actor herself tells it, coming back to that role hasn’t been without its challenges.

    In the latest episode of her podcast, Sackhoff told her Battlestar co-worker Tahmoh Penikett how she lost “all of my confidence” after filming The Mandalorian. “I’ve always played two steps removed from myself, [and] it always felt grounded in some part of my belly, of who I was,” she explained. Her usual acting method has been to go with her “first instinct, play the reality of the situation,” but that wasn’t the case with Bo-Katan. Playing the character in live-action made her realize how much Bo is “nowhere near who I am as a human being. As much as I stood her, I never identified with her, and I didn’t know how to find her.”

    Sackhoff went on to say Bo-Katan “broke” her, enough to keep her from further acting in the past three years. She credits an acting coach and a new manager with helping her turn things around; the former reaffirmed her talent and said she just “need to get you back in your belly. You just need to find your confidence again.” As of this year, Sackhoff’s done voice work for Warner Bros.’ animated Watchmen duology and showed up in this year’s Fight or Flight, and she’s also in Prime Video’s upcoming Carrie series.

    Star Wars-wise, it’s unclear whether she’ll appear in The Mandalorian & Grogu or the second season of Ahsoka, both of which Bo-Katan is some connections to. The show is currently in production, while the film is due May 22, 2026.

    [via Variety]

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  • Kotaku Asks: What Do You Want To See In The Mandalorian And Grogu?

    Kotaku Asks: What Do You Want To See In The Mandalorian And Grogu?

    As announced on January 9, another Star Wars film is on the way, one based on The Mandalorian’s dynamic duo: Din “the Mandalorian” Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu, who is not baby Yoda. Titled The Mandalorian And Grogu, it will be directed by Jon Favreau, who helped create the popular Disney+ series upon which it’s based. The project goes into production this year, and the story will likely take place after the events of the third season of the Disney+ show.

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    So, with no release date and a bunch of time on our hands, we here at Kotaku wanted to toss a question to you, dear readers: What do you want to see from this upcoming film?

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    The Pedro Pascal-led space Western was a smash hit on the Disney streaming platform, garnering billions of minutes of watch time across three seasons. This last season, which many believe wasted one of its main character’s potential, wrapped up in April 2023. Favreau said in early 2023 that there was no ending in sight for the television series, confirming that the fourth season was already written. What we don’t know is if that season has been converted into a movie, or if we’ll get both a new season of The Mandalorian and a feature film.

    With Favreau at the helm—and he, Kathleen Kennedy (Andor,

    Obi-Wan Kenobi), and Dave Filoni (Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett) all producing—what do you think The Mandalorian And Grogu will look like in the theaters? Many believe that this is teeing up Star Wars for an Avengers-like gathering of major characters like Ahsoka, Din, Bo-Katan Kryze, Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger, Boba Fett, and more, who will combine forces to fight the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn. Or maybe, the film will unpack the bizarre religion of which Din is a member. What cameos will The Mandalorian and Grogu feature? Who will they de-age this time? Will Pedro Pascal take his helmet off again? Will Grogu stay baby?

    Share your wildest Star Wars/The Mandalorian and Grogu theories below.

     

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  • What Is Going On in Din Djarin's Love Life?

    What Is Going On in Din Djarin's Love Life?

    The Mandalorian season 3 brought up plenty of fan theories, questions, and more. One major question was whether or not something was going on between Bo-Katan Kryze and Din Djarin—romantically, of course.

    As someone who would love to see Din in love with Bo-Katan (or with Cobb Vanth), I’m into the idea. Rumors were flying when there was speculation that a scene was cut that depicted Bo-Katan and Din kissing each other. But recently, while talking to The Direct, star Katee Sackhoff talked about shipping with the fandom and what it means for the future of the series.

    When asked about the possibility of a romance between Din Djarin and Bo-Katan in the series, whether in a cut scene from season 3 or the future of the show, Sackhoff seemed to make it clear that nothing is going on between the characters. The cut scene was instead just some fun between herself and Brendan Wayne, who is one of the actors who brings Din to life in the Mandalorian armor on set.

    “I think that there’s probably just as much speculation in the shipping of The Armorer and Bo-Katan,” Sackhoff joked to The Direct. “I think that anytime you put a woman and a man on screen together, it’s bound to happen. I think that that’s just one of those things, that speculation that people enjoy. But no, nothing more than just joking around between myself and Brendan Wayne at work, so no.”

    That is, as far as I can see, just simply talking about the rumors that are out there. That doesn’t mean that we can’t even hope for a romance, right? Or at least see what will happen in future seasons of the show between Bo-Katan and Din?

    Never say never though?

    Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze and Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin with Grogu in The Mandalorian
    (Disney+)

    Shipping is part of the game with shows, and no, I don’t think that we will ever get Din Djarin in a relationship. That’s just not who Din is as a character. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the excitement and the fun of shipping. Which I do think is what Sackhoff is saying. Sackhoff and Wayne were having fun on set. It then became a thing online. People speculated it was a storyline in the show when it wasn’t, and now here we are.

    It’s clear that there isn’t a romance on paper between Bo-Katan and Din—right now, at least—and this makes sense. Personally, I don’t think that means there could never be, but I also don’t think the show would go there with a character like this. Some characters in the Star Wars universe are not meant to fall in love and live happily ever after. Din Djarin might be my beloved and my husband, but I don’t think that he’s going to settle down any time soon, except maybe to enroll Grogu in a nice school.

    So Sackhoff making it clear there is nothing between Din and Bo-Katan doesn’t exactly erase my hopes because they weren’t really there to begin with. If Din ever did actually find love? I’d be very happy for him! I just don’t think that’s where the show would take his character. If it did, I bet Cobb Vanth would happily accept him with open arms.

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